RE: Chris Harris video: Bentley Conti vs Audi S4

[g3org3y]

Another great video CH. Love the level of enthusiasm for car geekery.

PS, my gf was in the same room while I was watching your video. She says you have a "nice voice"!

[GrahamC230K]

Nice to see someone in Chris' position appreciating the S4 for what it is and praising it accordingly.

[Light n Hairy]

carinaman said:

Good post.

Will Porsche be able to retain their 'character' or have they always been Borgswagens due to their Beetle roots?

VAGness permeates everywhere?

That 2WD manual Gallardo looks like a great motor though, but someone nearby had a black manual R8 for a while. The R8 channels the Miura to my eyes. How to choose between an R8 and a Gallardo? It's just the brand on the bottle or packet of cigarettes isn't it? I find myself drawn to both.

VAGness means they have every niche covered and it's one way of securing market share and domination and maximum part sharing profitabilty?

Is an RS2 really that much more than an S2, 100/C6 C4 S4/S6? Commonality of parts providing much the same in various wrappers and different strengths has been with us for a while? Perhaps as Monkey is hinting at that too much of that and it all seems the same, it's all Borgswagen as Light n Hairy said.

I quite like both these Borgswagens.

A Bentley Borgswagen means the Bentley badge is still with us and we have more choice?

I love the Bentley glasshouse. It's a bit Aston to my eyes and better than that A5 coupe with the awkward rear side glass.

Edited by carinaman on Thursday 14th March 13:23

Borgswagen design academy flyer, 20 years hence.

[Carnnoisseur]

Dr Z said:

Some very interesting commentary in the video. Enjoyed it!

Hate the chrome surrounds on the Bentley tail lights. Yuck.

This.

Funnily enough, I'm usually given an A4/S4 when I have the my GT serviced. Not sure I've noticed the similarities though?

Personally, I'd rather spend the £170k GT Speed purchase price on a 2 year old Mulsanne with demo mileage (think I'm getting old)....